Pitfire Pizza hot despite recession; owners cite high quality

LOS ANGELESPitfire Pizza Co., like to describe their Northern California-inspired artisan-pizza chain as an overnight success 10 years in the making. —Paul Hibler and David Sanfield, co-owners of the Los Angeles-based

With a fourth unit scheduled to open in October, the fast-casual concept, which specializes in wood-oven-baked pizzas, pastas, salads and paninis,